Browsing by Subject "Judicial opinions -- United States"

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    • Justice O'Connor's Dilemma: The Baseline Question 
      Sherry, Suzanna (William and Mary Law Review, 1998)
      Many commentators view City of Boerne v. Flores,' in which a divided Supreme Court struck down the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA), as a major defeat in the battle for religious freedom in the United ...
    • The New Old Legal Realism 
      George, Tracey E., 1967-; Gulati, Mitu; McGinley, Ann C. (Northwestern University Law Review, 2011)
      Judges produce opinions for numerous purposes. A judicial opinion decides a case and informs the parties whether they won or lost. But in a common law system, the most important purpose of the opinion, particularly the ...
    • Opinion Specialization 
      Cheng, Edward K. (Judicature, 2008)
      In accord with traditions celebrating the generalist judge, the federal judiciary has consistently resisted proposals for specialized courts. Outward support for specialization, if it exists at all, is confined to narrow ...